Ambiguous structured search queries on online social networks
US9514218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a social graph that includes a plurality of nodes and edges, receiving an unstructured text query comprising an ambiguous n-gram, identifying nodes and edges that correspond to the ambiguous n-gram, generating a first set of structured queries corresponding to the identified second nodes and edges, receiving from the first user a selection of a first structured query form the first set, and generating a second set of structured queries based on the selected first structured query.
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